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   bowdlerize

   /ˈbaʊdlərʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective: "every edition of his letters and diaries has been bowdlerized"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from the name of Dr Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825), who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818, + -ize.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bowdlerism noun
   • 2. bowdlerization noun

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